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EU excessive pricing laws
We continue to cover the patchwork of price gouging laws and enforcement actions brought under them, providing an overview of the current legal landscape. We are also following and will report on the application of price...more
On 10 July, the CMA announced that it was investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the package holiday sector. The investigation was launched on the back of work carried out by the CMA’s COVID-19...more
The CMA continues to field COVID-19 complaints concerning refunds and previously widespread excessive prices on day-to-day products. The CMA continues to respond to complaints from consumers on COVID-19-related issues....more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority on June 19 announced that it had opened investigations against four pharmacies and convenience stores in relation to suspected breaches of antitrust rules by charging excessive and...more
The investigation is being carried out under the CMA’s competition law powers rather than under its consumer protection functions. On 18 June, the CMA released an update noting that it had launched an investigation under...more
The Background: Manufacturers and brand owners of personal protective equipment ("PPE") and other "essential" items have discovered unauthorised third parties reselling their products at vastly inflated prices, including on...more
The new service encourages UK consumers to report exploitative sales and pricing practices. On 4 April 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an online service called “Report a business behaving...more
In the European Union, Big Pharma has been operating with a target on its back for the best part of the last decade. Following its 2008 sector inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission vowed to clamp down on...more